Chief Marketer Staff

• Short Cuts

  “Then and Now” is the theme of the Tempo Awards at the next annual Chicago Association of Direct Marketing DM Days. The Tempo Awards salute creative results

• Layoffs Reported at Franklin Mint

  Collectibles DMer Franklin Mint notified 200 employees yesterday that they are about to be downsized as part of a general restructuring. The company plans

• DNC List Unconstitutional Telemarketers Tell Appeals Court

  A national do-not-call list is justified by the public’s frustration with telemarketers and its right to privacy, government lawyers argued before a federal

• R.R. Donnelley to Buy Moore Wallace in $2.8 Billion Deal

  Printing firm R.R. Donnelley plans to buy Canadian commercial printer Moore Wallace for $2.8 billion, plus debt, the companies announced. The combined

• Letters to the Editor

  : Verily I say unto you, Thou speakest in parables that not all thy

• Toshiba Inks Deal with NY Jets

  Toshiba America Consumer Products has entered a sponsorship agreement with the New York Jets for the 2003-2004 season. In addition to guest appearances

• Agencies

  American and United Airlines Launch Separate Sweeps

  American Airlines and United Airlines are each using sweepstakes to drum up customers and charitable donations. American, in a regional promotion, offers

• Hanover Puts Non-Core Titles on the Block

  (Catalog Age) For starters, the multi-title mailer announced a recapitalization agreement with Chelsey Direct that is expected to close Dec. 17. Chelsey

• Ranking Democrats Blast USPS on NP Rule

  At least one mailer group hopes Congressional opposition to the U.S. Postal Service’s nonprofit cooperative mailing rules will help derail their implementation

• Diageo Under Fire for $40 Million Tax Break

  A firestorm is brewing over the more than $40 million state tax break Diageo will receive as an incentive to move its North American headquarters from